01. Players

Some sobering news today. Via RaysProspects we learn that Wade Townsend has been shut down in the Arizona Fall League due to a shoulder injury that is expected to “sideline him for an indefinite period of time into 2009.” This is a huge setback for Townsend, who will be 25 […]

Doug Krikorian of the Long Beach Press-Telegram sat down with Evan Longoria in Long Beach the day after winning the AL Rookie of the Year award. Of the topics covered: His preference for Monarch Clothes: “They have great stuff.” Facial hair: “don’t have any blades at the residence…” Dating: “he […]

It’s official. Joe Maddon was named the AL Manager of the Year and everybody knows except possibly Papa Joe himself. Maddon is currently traveling through Europe on his honeymoon with his new bride. Maddon received 27 of 28 first-place votes. The other top vote went to Ron Gardenhire. In the […]

Just a couple of notes and links for now. Will be back in a little while with more… DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA… The AL Manager of the Year award will be announced today. Michel Hernandez has been granted free agency and removed from the 40-man roster. Stacy Long has his list […]

DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA… We mentioned last week that David Price was one of the four nominees for ESPN the Magazine’s “Next” honor. Now you can vote for the winner of the top honor and the cover of the annual “Next” issue. [ESPN] John Romano reflects on Evan Longoria’s Rookie of […]

This morning we linked to a story in which we learned that Jim Hickey has ordered the pitching staff to not even touch a baseball until January. Buster Olney references a number of recent teams that made deep October playoff runs and then suffered from a breakdown of the pitching […]

Joe Smith of the St. Pete Times is reporting that Evan Longoria has won the AL Rookie of the Year award. The vote was unanimous. Longoria was listed first on all 28 ballots submitted by two writers in each league city for a perfect total of 140 points. White Sox […]

Back in early August, the Rays added Chad Bradford from the Orioles for a Player To Be Named Later (PTBNL). It is two months later and the Rays have yet to send a player to the O’s to complete the deal. A couple of weeks ago, O’s GM Andy MacPhail […]

Online Surveys & Market Research DEVIL DOGS WEBTOPIA… The AL Rookie of the Year Award will be announced today. Rocco Baldelli spoke to the Providence Journal about this past season (probably the worst year of my entire life, and it ended up being one of the best years), and about […]

The season of firsts for the Rays is not over. Next up, Carlos Pena, the first winner of a Gold Glove award in franchise history as the best defensive first baseman in the American League. The American League champions had several players who could have won Gold Glove awards, [Pena] […]